Pacific Princess
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 Pacific Princess in Sydney Harbour |
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| Name: | 1999—2002: R Three 2002—present: Pacific Princess |
| Owner: | 1999-2001: Renaissance Cruises 2002—present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | 1999—2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001—2002: laid up 2002—present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 1999—2002: Monrovia,  Liberia[1]2002—present:  Gibraltar[2] |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost: | £150 million[2] |
| Yard number: | N31[1] |
| Launched: | August 1999[1] |
| Acquired: | 1999[1] |
| In service: | December 1999[1] |
| Identification: | IMO 9187887[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | R class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 30,277 GRT |
| Displacement: | 2,700 DWT |
| Length: | 181.00 m (593 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible)[2] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels combined 13500 kW |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 688 passengers (lower berths) 826 passengers (all berths)[2] |
| Crew: | 373[2] |
- A former Princess Cruises vessel also operated under this name, presently known as Pacific. The former Pacific Princess was the ship featured in The Love Boat
MS Pacific Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1999 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France as MS R Three for Renaissance Cruises.
Pacific Princess offers cruises out of Sydney, Australia in November - April during the southern hemisphere summer season. The other half of the year is spent in Princess Cruises' US-based fleet.
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[edit] History
The vessel first entered operation in 1999, with Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company, possession instead residing with a group of French investors, who leased the ship to the company. In late 2001, the entire Renaissance fleet was seized by creditors.
In late 2002, Princess Cruises was able to secure a lease for R Three, along with sister ship R Four (now Tahitian Princess). Both vessels entered operation by the end of 2002. The lease terminated at the end of 2004, at which time both vessels were purchased by Princess Cruises. Gabi Hollows renamed the ship Pacific Princess in Sydney on 8 December 2002.
[edit] Statistics
Pacific Princess has many balcony cabins and a wide choice of restaurants - the dinner dining; and the 'Panorama Cafe/Buffet' for informal, al fresco breakfast and lunch; the 'Club Restaurant' for breakfast, lunch and pre-allocated dinner sittings; the 'Italian Restaurant' and 'The Grill' for alternative dining.
[edit] World Cruise
Pacific Princess is currently offering a world tour cruise. The ship will sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and head west through the Panama Canal and visit every continent except Antarctica. It will end at the port in London after 102 days. The ship will set sail on January 10, 2008 [1]
[edit] References
- P&O Cruises Australia site
- "Princess Cruises - Pacific Princess" travel brochure, issed by Carnival plc in September 2005
- Cruise Critics Review
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